3 KILLER Serves for ALL Players | Learn to Serve Effectively
Summary
TLDRThis video introduces three effective table tennis serves suitable for all skill levels. The first serve, the forehand pendulum, uses a pinch grip and wrist flick to create side spin. The second, the tomahawk serve, involves an angled grip and arm motion to produce side and top spin. The third, the hook serve, focuses on arm movement and body twist to generate varying spins. Each serve is explained with tips on execution and practice, helping players enhance their game. Subscribe for more tutorials and advanced techniques like the ghost serve.
Takeaways
- 🏓 The Pendulum Forehand Serve, also known as the Side Spin Serve, is a crucial skill for all table tennis players.
- 🤚 Use a pinch grip for the Side Spin Serve, not the shake hand grip used in other shots.
- 👍 Keep a relaxed grip and focus on accelerating your wrist when contacting the ball to generate spin.
- 🎾 Aim for the middle of the bat and aim low to the table to create a serve that is difficult for opponents to return.
- 🌐 Contact the side of the ball to create side spin, flicking your wrist upwards.
- 🏸 Practice by focusing on the motion of flicking the wrist and aiming for the middle of the back while serving.
- 🔄 The Tomahawk Serve is versatile and suitable for beginners and intermediate players, allowing for easy spin application.
- 🔄 Angle your bat slightly for the Tomahawk Serve to mimic the motion of throwing a tomahawk.
- 🔄 Maintain a strong grip and brush the ball while maintaining stability for the best spin in the Tomahawk Serve.
- 🤚 The Hook Serve is a more complex technique that involves a normal shake hand grip and a hooking motion at the ball.
- 🔄 Vary the spin in the Hook Serve by changing the bat angle to confuse opponents and add unpredictability to your game.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the first serve described in the video?
-The first serve is the pendulum forehand serve, also known as the sidespin serve, which relies heavily on wrist flicking to create spin on the ball.
What grip is recommended for the pendulum forehand serve?
-A pinch grip is recommended, where the thumb is at the top, the pointer finger is along the side of the backhand, and the rest of the fingers form a C shape.
How should you position your body for the pendulum forehand serve?
-You should stand horizontal to the table, throw the ball up, and wait for it to get low before serving.
What variations can be added to the pendulum forehand serve to make it more effective?
-You can vary the spin by adding backspin, pure sidespin, or sidespin topspin by adjusting how you contact the ball.
What is the key technique in performing the tomahawk serve?
-The key technique involves using your normal grip, angling the bat slightly, and brushing the side of the ball while maintaining stability and a strong grip.
How should you move your arm when executing the tomahawk serve?
-You should bend your elbow and straighten your arm like throwing a tomahawk, focusing on accelerating right when the ball comes down.
What spin variations can be achieved with the tomahawk serve?
-You can achieve sidespin topspin, sidespin backspin, or purely sidespin by adjusting where you hit the ball and how you brush it.
What grip is used for the hook serve?
-The normal shakehand grip is used for the hook serve, with the thumb and pointer finger on the racket handle and the rest of the fingers gripping the handle.
What body movement is involved in executing the hook serve?
-Executing the hook serve involves bringing your arm back and powering forward while twisting your body to generate spin.
How can the spin be varied in the hook serve?
-You can vary the spin by changing the bat angle and where you hit the ball, allowing you to create sidespin, topspin, or backspin.
Outlines
🏓 Master the Pendulum Forehand Serve
The first serve introduced is the Pendulum Forehand Serve, also known as the side spin serve. This serve requires flicking the wrist to create spin on the ball. A pinch grip is recommended, with a relaxed hold for better wrist acceleration. The key is to contact the side of the ball to generate side spin, standing horizontal to the table, and waiting for the ball to drop to ensure a low serve. Practicing the wrist flick and varying the spin by hitting different parts of the ball can make this serve more effective.
🏓 Perfect Your Tomahawk Serve
The Tomahawk Serve is ideal for all playing levels due to its ability to generate significant spin. Using a normal grip, the bat should be slightly angled to the right, simulating a tomahawk throw. Stability and brushing the ball are crucial for maximum spin. Depending on where the ball is hit, you can create side spin, top spin, or back spin. Beginners should start by practicing the wrist movement before incorporating the full arm motion to vary the spin and improve serve quality.
🏓 Learn the Hook Serve
The Hook Serve is another essential serve, especially effective due to its spin versatility. Using a shake hand grip, the serve involves hooking the ball with the arm and body twist to generate side spin. The racket angle can be adjusted to create top spin or back spin, adding an element of deception. The key is to aim for the middle of the bat, wait for the ball to drop, and power forward with the arm to achieve the desired spin. This serve relies more on the arm than the wrist.
🏓 Conclusion and Additional Resources
The video concludes with a recap and encouragement to subscribe to the channel for more tutorials. Viewers are invited to like the video and check out a professional tutorial on the ghost serve by Anders Lind. The ghost serve is highlighted as another valuable technique to learn, with a link provided for further viewing. The video ends with a sign-off and a promise of more content in the future.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Pendulum Forehand Serve
💡Pinch Grip
💡Side Spin
💡Tomahawk Serve
💡Normal Grip
💡Back Spin
💡Hook Serve
💡Racket Angle
💡Acceleration
💡Ghost Serve
💡Serve Variation
Highlights
Introduction to three killer serves for all playing levels.
First serve: Pendulum forehand serve, also known as the side spin serve.
Importance of using a pinch grip for the pendulum serve.
Technique for creating side spin with the pendulum serve by flicking the wrist.
Standing position and timing for the pendulum serve to keep the serve low.
Variation of spins in the pendulum serve: backspin, side spin, and top spin.
Second serve: Tomahawk serve, suitable for beginners and intermediate players.
Using the normal grip for the tomahawk serve.
Technique for creating spin with the tomahawk serve by brushing the ball.
Variation of spins in the tomahawk serve: side spin, top spin, and back spin.
Third serve: Hook serve, good for putting on a lot of spin.
Using the shake hand grip for the hook serve.
Technique for creating spin with the hook serve by hooking the ball.
Variation of spins in the hook serve: side spin, top spin, and back spin.
Encouragement to subscribe to the channel and like the video.
Recommendation to watch a tutorial by Anders Lind on the ghost serve.
Transcripts
welcome back to the channel here are
three killer serves for all playing
levels if you want to get better at
table tennis then watch this video first
serve is the pendulum forehand serve or
commonly known as a sid spin serve this
serve relies heavily on flicking your
wrist and putting spin on the ball so
that means you want to use a pinch grip
you don't want to use your shake hand
grip which you use for other shots you
want to use your pinch grip thumb at the
top point a finger along the side of the
back hand and the rest of your fingers
just C up you want to keep a relaxed
grip it's all about accelerating your
wrist when you come in contact with the
ball so you want to keep relaxed and
then accelerate aim for the middle of
the bat and aim low to the table so to
this serve you want to contact the side
of the ball to create the side spin
flick your wrist contact the side flick
upwards like that I recommend standing
horizontal to the table throwing the
ball up and waiting for the ball to get
low that will create a serve that's low
to the table and a much more harder
serve for your opponent to return so
wait for the ball to drop keep a relaxed
grip and then just start moving your arm
softly in this Direction you don't want
to use your whole arm to create the
sides spin just want to move it slightly
the main thing is in the wrist so when
the ball is at the right height loaded
the table around here you want to
accelerate your wrist grip hard between
your fingers and your thumb and
accelerate on the side of the ball this
will create the Sid Spin and hence make
the Sid spin serve good way to practice
this is just doing this motion here
throwing the ball up getting the timing
aiming for the middle of the back
whilst flicking your wrist you can also
see how much spin you're putting on the
ball by doing that you don't want to
serve long you just want to serve around
the middle of the table that way they'll
have to push it back short and you can
attack to make this serve even more
effective you can change the spin
slightly so you can put on Back Spin Sid
spin hitting underneath the ball still
with the Sid spin motion but cutting
underneath you can make purely Sid spin
so you're hitting the side of the ball
like like so brushing on the side and
flicking your
wrist or you can make Sid spin toss
spins so you're brushing the side and
the top of the ball going around the
ball which puts toss spin on the
serve the next killer serve that is
great for any playing level is the
tomahawk serve you can put on a lot of
spin very easily so it's great for
beginners or intermediate players unlike
the S spin pendulum serve you're going
to be using your normal grip that you
use for other shots you want to angle
your bat you don't want it perfectly
straight you want to slightly curve it
that way so I'm using my wrist and
angling it slightly to the right then
it's like you're throwing a tomahawk
bending at the elbow and throwing it out
throwing your racket out you want to
keep a strong grip it's all about
brushing the ball and maintaining
stability throughout the serve to put on
the best spin you want to hit the side
of the ball closest to you throw the
ball up angle your back slightly to the
right then you'll hit the side of the
ball and curve round the ball and
that'll create the sides spin Top Spin
or SID spin Back Spin depends wherever
you hit it so for this serve you can
either stand facing your opponent or
cross I like to do a bit of either so
I'm standing kind of in the middle of
the two throw the ball up like the other
serve you want to wait for it to get low
follow the ball down bend your arm at
the elbow and then curve around the ball
with your bat slightly
angled you want to accelerate right when
the ball comes accelerate out straighten
your arm like you're throwing a
tomahawk if you're completely new to
this serve then you can just start out
by flexing your wrist up and then
straightening it and going on the side
of the
ball creating that toss spin once you
get better at this serve you can then
vary the spin so you can go over the
side and top of the ball putting on toss
spin Sid spin or you can cut underneath
the ball like so putting on sides spin
backs spin so we have sides spin TOS
spin hitting the
top we can go underneath the ball
creating Back Spin size of
him final killer serve that all players
need to learn is the hook serve this
serve is great again for putting on a
lot of Spin and it's pretty easy to pull
off if you're new to the sport again you
want to hold the racket like you're
doing your normal shot so the shake hand
grip thumb poter finger and the rest of
your fingers gripping onto the racket
handle this serve is a little bit more
complicated in its execution so you have
the normal shake hands grip and then
you're kind of digging hooking at the
ball underneath at the
side this is a great way to put on Sid
spin so you want to start back bring
your arm back and then power forward
with your arm whilst twisting your
body you can put on a lot of s spin TOS
Spin and Back Spin by changing the bat
angle so this way you can confuse your
opponent you can hit underneath the ball
and go over so it looks like you did TOS
spin when you actually did Back Spin or
you can do the opposite it put on TOS
Spin and then cut
underneath by the way you want to aim
for the middle of the bat come around
throw the ball up wait for the ball to
be low and then power forward changing
your racket angle slightly depending on
the spin you want to create put on side
spin you want to hit the side of the
ball power forward still want to brush
it you don't want to hit the ball too
hard then you can put on Back Spin by
cutting underneath the
ball then you can put on just Top Spin
going over the top of the ball
so you can vary it side spin Back Spin
or TOS spin just by slightly angling
your arm but this Serv is mostly your
arm not your wrist unlike the other two
so you're really using your arm twisting
your
body getting a lot of spin on the ball
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